Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the officials for being here today.
First of all, we keep hearing that the minister didn't stay, that she wasn't here long enough. I think if my colleagues had their way we would be here until Christmas questioning the minister. The minister did not “run for the hills”, as my colleague opposite said. She was here. She answered questions and then went to a cabinet meeting. I think you could do worse in life, Mr. Chair. If anyone wants an example of a minister running for the hills, I would remind my colleagues of Julian Fantino, but I know they don't want to go down that road. Let's be honest with ourselves.